Friday, 13 November 2009

Lots and lots of projects on the go at the moment... thought I would just post up a wee sneak peek of what I'm making for my niece Mathilde's birthday - a joint project with my sister who is making her a very fun nature-themed 'fuzzy felt' board - what a great idea!

Monday, 9 November 2009

Well, I've been out of commission for a while being a bit under the weather, but I'm on the mend now :). One good thing about my crafting is that it can be done with minimal expenditure of physical energy (...not including eyesight!).

I've been working on some earring prototypes after being given a new idea (thanks Mum!). I found some lovely vintaj patina metal blanks and earwires on Etsy, here, and have been seeing what I can turn them into. Here are the results so far!

Clementine

Nous sommes du soleil

Nutmeg

Atoll

Orchid

Gamboge

I've been playing around with the idea of adding beads, as you can see with the 'Gamboge' pair. I have some lovely findings from PatinaQueen and some fabulous beads from CaladoniaMarch on the way - so once they arrive I will be able to try out a few more ideas. I've been thinking about possibly adding a very few beads to my necklaces also - we'll see!